US 11,886,888 B2
Reduced application view during loading
Mark Patrick Delaney, Raleigh, NC (US); Nathan J. Peterson, Oxford, NC (US); Russell Speight VanBlon, Raleigh, NC (US); John Carl Mese, Cary, NC (US); and Arnold S. Weksler, Raleigh, NC (US)
Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/368,454.
Prior Publication US 2020/0310822 A1, Oct. 1, 2020
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 9/445 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04803 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at an information handling device having a particular device type, a command from a user to load an application;
identifying a forecasted loading time for the application, wherein the identifying the forecasted loading time comprises:
accessing a data store comprising a record of previous loading times for the application, wherein the record of previous loading times is based upon previous loading times across a predetermined number of users using the particular device type;
determining an average of the previous loading times based upon the application and the particular device type; and
identifying the forecasted loading time as the average;
identifying, using a processor of the information handling device, a loading tolerance threshold associated with a user, wherein the loading tolerance threshold is designated by the user for the application;
determining, using the processor, a forecasted loading time for the application exceeds the loading tolerance threshold; and
providing, responsive to determining the forecasted loading time exceeds the loading tolerance threshold, a reduced view of the application on a portion of a display screen of the information handling device during a time period that the application is loading, wherein an application loading progress indicator is presented within the reduced view, wherein a remaining portion of the display screen other than the portion of a display screen is accessible by the user during the time period.